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From Day ZeroTo Zero Day by Eugene Lim Early Access edition, 6/25/24
INTRODUCTION
Zero-day. The term evokes a sense of urgency, fear—and yes, even excitement—in infosec circles. A novel vulnerability unknown even to the developers who introduced it into their creations, free to be exploited at will by the ones who unearthed it. Both rare and overused, dangerous and overhyped, zero-days capture the imagination of security enthusiasts who view zero-day research as one of the pinnacles of the offensive security domain. Even as a journeyman hacker who had some minor success in security testing, hunting for zero-days appeared to me like a mystic art reserved for only the wisest and most experienced hackers. I read blogposts and watched conference talks detailing incredible zero-day discoveries and exploits, but like the audience in a magic show, could only be impressed by the final reveal without grasping the method, or trick, behind it all. How did the researcher know to look at this particular part of the code? Why did they attempt this exploit instead of another? These were often left as an exercise to the reader. Despite venturing into other disciplines like red teaming or web penetration testing, my experiences did not shed much light on these questions.
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